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Originally Posted by Jason14h
I think over a full 82 games people are going to be surprised how truly terrible this team is this season.
Anyone who thinks loosing your #1 minutes logging D (Even though he sucked), your captain and top scorer (Even though he sucked), your #1 setup man, and #1 goalie equates to anything other then a terrible team is kidding themselves.
We MAY not finish dead last, but we will be right there. On paper, this is probably the least talented team in the NHL
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The 2003-04 Team was pretty damn untalented on paper too, with the exception of Iginla. Kipper was still an unproven 3rd string goaltender, and our top-line center (Conroy) was an NHL journeyman who had only twice put up more than 50 points in a season. Our other "scorers" were Marty Gelinas (35 pts) and Lombardi, Saprykin, and Dean McAmmond, none of whom broke 30 pts. What that team did have was a tough as nails, lunch bucket brigade mentality that made them extremely difficult to play against, and this is what I see Flames management trying to re-establish with the players they are acquiring through trades and the draft. Personally I love it. I think that the playoffs will be a stretch for a couple of years, but I honestly don't think this team will be as bad as everyone is expecting it to be. No way they finish 30th.